| LC control no. | n 86818141 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Reed, John Calvin, 1905-1993 |
| Variant(s) | Reed, J. C. (John Calvin), 1905-1993 Reed, John C. (John Calvin), 1905-1993 |
| Biography/History note | John Calvin Reed (b. April 15, 1905, Erie, Pennsylvania-d. May 23, 1993, Columbus, Indiana), geologist and Arctic specialist, received a B.S. from Pennsylvania State College in 1927 and his Ph.D. in Geology from Princeton University in 1930. In that year he joined the U.S. Geological Survey as a geologist. From 1944 to 1946 he served as principal geologist and then assistant chief Alaskan geologist of the Survey. He was staff geologist with the Territories and Island Possessions Division from 1946 to 1953, and staff coordinator in the Office of the Director from 1953 to 1960. In 1960 he was appointed executive Director of the Arctic Institute of North America from 1967 until his retirement in 1977, he was Senior Scientist at the Institute. During his service with the Geological Survey and AINA, he served as an adviser on a number of Federal and private committees relating to Arctic studies including the Executive Committee of the Division of Geology and Geography, National Research Council; Chairman of the National Academy of Sciences' Arctic Committee; U.S. National Committee for the International Geophysical Year in 1957 and 1958; a member of the Board and Fellow of the Arctic Institute of North America; a Panel member of the Committee on Geography and Geophysics, Research and Development, National Military Establishment; Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Arctic Research Laboratory, Office of Naval Research; and Chairman of the Technical Subcommittee on Minerals of the Inter-Agency Committee on the Development of Alaska. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Washington (D.C.) Alaska |
| Birth date | 1905-04-15 |
| Death date | 1993-05-23 |
| Place of birth | Erie (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Columbus (Ind.) |
| Field of activity | Geology |
| Affiliation | Geological Survey (U.S.) Arctic Institute of North America National Research Council (U.S.) United States. Arctic Research Laboratory National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) United States. Office of Naval Research Pennsylvania State College Princeton University |
| Profession or occupation | Geologists |
| Special note | NLC not consulted. |
| Found in | nuc86-29961: His Oil and gas values ... 1969 (hdg. on DI-GS rept.: Reed, John Calvin, 1905- ; usage: John C. Reed) John Calvin Reed personal papers, 1930-1979: (geologist and Arctic specialist; b. Erie, Pennsylvania, April 15, 1905; served with the U.S. Geological Survey and other federal agencies with Arctic exploration missions) <https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22005410> John Calvin Reed, Sr., staff geologist for Territories and Island Possessions, 1946-1953. <https://catalog.archives.gov/id/654828> Washington Post via ProQuest.com, July 24, 2015: obituary, May 29, 1993 (John C. Reed; retired geologist; died May 23, 1993, Columbus, Indiana; native of Erie, Pa.; retired from the U.S. Geological Survey; retired U.S. Navy reservist) Findagrave.com, July 24, 2015 (John Calvin Reed; b. Apr. 15, 1905; d. May 23, 1993; burial: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania) <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5578267> Some mining districts of eastern Oregon, 1933: title page (J.C. Reed) OCLC, December 1, 2021: (access points: Reed, J.C.; Reed, John C.; Reed, John C., 1905-; Reed, John Calvin, 1905-1993; usage: J.C. Reed; John C. Reed; John Calvin Reed) |
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